By Martha Agas The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has commended the establishment of Africa’s first Gemology and Gemstones Department at the Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja. Alake described the new department as a significant milestone in developing a formal curriculum for the sector, emphasising its role asContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 18 full-time programmes for the newly established Federal University of Applied Sciences Kachia (FUASK) in southern part of Kaduna State. The pioneer Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. William Qurix, announced the approval in a statement signed by the university’s Registrar,Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Universal Basic Education Board (FCT-UBEB) says it is entrenching innovation, technology and entrepreneurship in basic education to promote self-reliance. Mrs Florence Wenegieme, Director, Science, Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, FCT-UBEB, stated this in Abuja on Monday, at a two-day training of FCT teachers onContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it is building an Entrepreneurship Skills Development Centre to promote entrepreneurship education in secondary schools. Dr Mohammed Ladan, the Director/Secretary, FCT Secondary Education Board, disclosed this in Abuja on Monday, on the sideline of a two-day training of FCT teachersContinue Reading
By Precious Akutamadu The Director General, Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), Dr John Asein, has reaffirmed the commission’s commitment to promoting reading culture and protecting authors’ rights. He made the remark at the 2025 World Book and Copyright Day celebration organised by the commission in Port Harcourt. Asein was represented atContinue Reading
By Ramatu Garba A total of 92 visually impaired candidates sat for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Kano. Prof. Muhammad Yahuza-Bello, the JAMB Coordinator for Kano centre, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen shortly after monitoring the exerciseContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi/Vera Dariya The Federal Government has directed the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) to adopt full Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for all their examinations by 2026. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during the monitoring of the ongoing exams alongsideContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Prof. Azikiwe Onwualu, President, African University of Science and Technology (AUST), has urged the matriculating students to be committed to academic excellence. Onwualu gave the advice at the university’s third matriculation ceremony for the 2024/2025 sessions in Abuja on Saturday. According to him, AUST is an internationalContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Congress of University Academics (CONUA) has urged the Federal Government to review lecturers’ salaries in line with Nigeria’s current economic realities. Prof. Niyi Sunmonu, President of CONUA, made this call on Saturday in Abuja while reacting to the Federal Government’s release of N50 billion for EarnedContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has cautioned the public against spreading the falsehood that it assigns candidates to examination centres outside their chosen towns. This is contained in a statement issued to journalists in Abuja on Saturday by the Board’s Spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin. BenjaminContinue Reading
